Technology

Google has confirmed it will enter the smartwatch industry in the first quarter of 2017 with two new products. In an interview with tech site The Verge , Google’s Jeff Chang admitted they will be flagship products that will be used to launch the next version of Android Wear – Google’s watch-based …

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is in talks with LG Chem Ltd to make it one of its smartphone battery suppliers, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said on Monday – a move that would diversify its supplier base after the failure of its Galaxy Note 7. Samsung Electronics, the world’s top smartphone …

Facebook has announced new features to help combat fabricated news stories on the world’s largest social network. New reporting features are being rolled out, along with other changes designed to combat the spread of misinformation. Facebook was widely criticised last month after some users complained that fake news had influenced …

Yahoo has said more than one billion user accounts may have been affected in a hacking attack dating back to 2013. The internet giant said it appeared separate from a 2014 breach disclosed in September, when Yahoo revealed 500 million accounts had been accessed. Yahoo said names, phone numbers, passwords …

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and a group of high-profile executives are investing $1 billion in a fund to spur clean energy technology and address global climate change a year after the Paris climate agreement. Gates launched the Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund on Monday along with billionaire entrepreneurs such as Facebook …

For 18-year-old Farheen Jahan, life took an ugly turn when she discovered a stiff growth in her breast. However, initial blood reports failed to detect anything serious. Later, in a health camp clinic set up in her locality in rural India she got herself scanned again with something called iBreastExam …

Apple has acknowledged for the first time that it is investing in building a self-driving car.In a letter to US transport regulators, Apple said it was “excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation”.It added that there were “significant societal benefits of automated vehicles” to be …

Infinix, a leading mobile device manufacturer in more than 20 countries globally, has released the new ZERO4 and ZERO4 Plus mobile phones. Designed to appeal to professional and personal lifestyles of tech-enthusiasts through the perfect configuration of advanced hardware and software, “THE PRO”, Zero4 and Zero4 Plus would achieve the …

Young women entrepreneurs have underscored the importance of using digital media to creating visibility for their business, attracting new clients, investors and partners. At a networking forum dubbed ‘Women Innovate: Digital’ hosted by international non-governmental organization Reach for Change with support from Women in Social Enterprise and telecom operator, Tigo, …

Plans for the truck were first announced in March, 2015, but this is the first detailed look we’ve had at the design. It’s expected to go on sale late next year in parts of Europe, Africa, South America and Australia. But it won’t be available in the United States, even …